Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Women Farmers in The Country
As per the information collected in Agriculture Census 2015-16, about 11.72% of the total operated area in the country was operated by female operational holders.
As per the results of the Situation Assessment Survey  of Agricultural Households
and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India- 2019 conducted by National Statistical Office for the agriculture year July 2018-June 2019.
The National Crime Records Bureau  under the Ministry of Home Affairs compiles and disseminates information on suicides in its publication titled ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’. As per the publication, the term ‘Farmer’ is defined as “the Person whose profession is farming and includes those who cultivate on their own land as well as those who cultivate on leased land/other’s land with or without the assistance of agricultural labourers”.
State-wise number of female and male operational holders is given in Annexure-I.
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State-wise estimated number of female and male operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16
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Sl. No.
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States/Uts
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Female
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|
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Male
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|
Number 
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
1
|
|
A & N Islands
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
2
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
2565
|
|
|
|
5955
|
|
3
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
97
|
|
4
|
|
Assam
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
2691
|
|
5
|
|
Bihar
|
|
2297
|
|
|
|
14090
|
|
6
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
Neg
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
553
|
|
|
|
3457
|
|
8
|
|
D & N Haveli
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
9
|
|
Daman & Diu
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
10
|
|
Delhi
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
11
|
|
Goa
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
12
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
877
|
|
|
|
4440
|
|
13
|
|
Haryana
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
1371
|
|
14
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
74
|
|
|
|
922
|
|
15
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
108
|
|
|
|
1307
|
|
16
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
316
|
|
|
|
2483
|
|
17
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
1743
|
|
|
|
6919
|
|
18
|
|
Kerala
|
|
1742
|
|
|
|
5778
|
|
19
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
20
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
1189
|
|
|
|
8808
|
|
21
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
2364
|
|
|
|
12894
|
|
22
|
|
Manipur
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
140
|
|
23
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
24
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
79
|
|
25
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
177
|
|
26
|
|
Odisha
|
|
198
|
|
|
|
4667
|
|
27
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
28
|
|
Punjab
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
1074
|
|
29
|
|
Rajasthan
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|
775
|
|
|
|
6866
|
|
30
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
66
|
|
31
|
|
Tamil Nadu
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|
1560
|
|
|
|
6350
|
|
32
|
|
Telangana
|
|
1368
|
|
|
|
4579
|
|
33
|
|
Tripura
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
502
|
|
34
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
1824
|
|
|
|
21972
|
|
35
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
105
|
|
|
|
775
|
|
36
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
230
|
|
|
|
7008
|
|
|
|
All India
|
|
20439
|
|
|
|
125751
Note: Neg= Negligible
State-wise percentage of female farmers enrolled under PMFBY in 2020-21 and percentage of female beneficiaries under PM-KISAN is given in Annexure-II. Gender-wise data on KCC is not maintained.
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Sl. No.
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State/UT
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Percentage of female farmers enrolled under PMFBY during 2020-21
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Percentage of female beneficiaries under PM-KISAN
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1
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A & N Islands
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|
11.8
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|
37.9
|
|
2
|
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Andhra Pradesh
|
|
-
|
|
35.3
|
|
3
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|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
-
|
|
51.9
|
|
4
|
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Assam
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|
30.0
|
|
31.1
|
|
5
|
|
Bihar
|
|
-
|
|
30.6
|
|
6
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
-
|
|
11.4
|
|
7
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
10.4
|
|
25.6
|
|
8
|
|
D & N Haveli
|
|
-
|
|
21.9
|
|
9
|
|
Daman & Diu
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Delhi
|
|
-
|
|
18.0
|
|
11
|
|
Goa
|
|
23.3
|
|
13.8
|
|
12
|
|
Gujarat
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||
|
26.9
|
|
13
|
|
Haryana
|
|
8.1
|
|
17.2
|
|
14
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
8.0
|
|
17.8
|
|
15
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
2.0
|
|
11.2
|
|
16
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
-
|
|
25.5
|
|
17
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
22.6
|
|
24.4
|
|
18
|
|
Kerala
|
|
31.8
|
|
44.3
|
|
19
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
-
|
|
49.4
|
|
20
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
12.6
|
|
21.3
|
|
21
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
18.7
|
|
20.6
|
|
22
|
|
Manipur
|
|
-
|
|
54.2
|
|
23
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
76.9
|
|
4.0
|
|
24
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
-
|
|
43.3
|
|
25
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
-
|
|
52.7
|
|
26
|
|
Odisha
|
|
14.1
|
|
24.3
|
|
27
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
32.7
|
|
38.9
|
|
28
|
|
Punjab
|
|
-
|
|
0.1
|
|
29
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
11.8
|
|
36.3
|
|
30
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
35.7
|
|
16.8
|
|
31
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
29.0
|
|
31.2
|
|
32
|
|
Telangana
|
|
-
|
|
28.6
|
|
33
|
|
Tripura
|
|
18.1
|
|
21.8
|
|
34
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
8.4
|
|
19.5
|
|
35
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
7.3
|
|
17.7
|
|
36
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
-
|
|
18.7
|
|
|
|
All India
|
|
15.6
|
|
25.1
Note-  Kharif 2021 enrolment under finalization; Rabi 2021-22 enrolment undergoingGujarat and Karnataka State Government have their own Portal
 - Data not available
State-wise average monthly income earned by agricultural households in the country is given in Annexure-III. Gender-wise data on farmers income was not collected in the survey.
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State /UTs wise Average monthly income per agricultural household during agricultural year July 2018 - June 2019
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Sl. No.
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State/GroupofUTs
|
|
Average monthly income
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|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
10,480
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
19,225
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
10,675
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
7,542
|
|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
9,677
|
|
6
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
12,631
|
|
7
|
|
Haryana
|
|
22,841
|
|
8
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
12,153
|
|
9
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
18,918
|
|
10
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
4,895
|
|
11
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
13,441
|
|
12
|
|
Kerala
|
|
17,915
|
|
131
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
8,339
|
|
14
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
11,492
|
|
15
|
|
Manipur
|
|
11,227
|
|
16
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
29,348
|
|
17
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
17,964
|
|
18
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
9,877
|
|
19
|
|
Odisha
|
|
5,112
|
|
20
|
|
Punjab
|
|
26,701
|
|
21
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
12,520
|
|
22
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
12,447
|
|
23
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
11,924
|
|
24
|
|
Telangana
|
|
9,403
|
|
25
|
|
Tripura
|
|
9,918
|
|
26
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
13,552
|
|
27
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
8,061
|
|
28
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
6,762
|
|
29
|
|
Group of N E States
|
|
16,863
|
|
30
|
|
Group of UTs
|
|
18,511
|
|
All India
|
|
10,218
Year-wise number of farmers including female farmers availing the Minimum Support Price for paddy and Wheat during the last five years in different States is given in Annexure-IV
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No. of farmers benefitted, State-wise, Marketing Season-wise 
|
|
S.No
|
|
STATES/ UTs
|
|
KMS 2018-19
|
|
KMS 2019-20
|
|
KMS 2020-21
|
|
KMS 2021-22|
|
RMS 2018-19
|
|
RMS 2019-20
|
|
RMS 2020-21
|
|
RMS 2021-22
|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
581839
|
|
679789
|
|
803945
|
|
11322
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2
|
|
Telangana
|
|
1474828
|
|
1988630
|
|
2164354
|
|
396991
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
12921
|
|
26537
|
|
20401
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
210028
|
|
279402
|
|
497097
|
|
19024
|
|
3128
|
|
554
|
|
1002
|
|
96701
|
|
5
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
3028
|
|
1537
|
|
1575
|
|
1781
|
|
1557
|
|
1691
|
|
1410
|
|
2039
|
|
6
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
1571414
|
|
1838593
|
|
2053490
|
|
185914
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
7
|
|
Delhi
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
6
|
|
760
|
|
8
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
4370
|
|
5115
|
|
23799
|
|
6308
|
|
20768
|
|
922
|
|
18824
|
|
34959
|
|
9
|
|
Haryana
|
|
830792
|
|
1891622
|
|
549466
|
|
310073
|
|
883783
|
|
902937
|
|
780962
|
|
760636
|
|
10
|
|
HP
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
5489
|
|
318
|
|
335
|
|
1061
|
|
3258
|
|
11
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
34595
|
|
53305
|
|
104092
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
12
|
|
J&K
|
|
3034
|
|
3143
|
|
7385
|
|
7172
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
3
|
|
4127
|
|
13
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
25120
|
|
27123
|
|
54319
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
14
|
|
Kerala
|
|
172795
|
|
220066
|
|
252160
|
|
45185
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
15
|
|
M.P.
|
|
362089
|
|
436399
|
|
587223
|
|
10963
|
|
959940
|
|
961338
|
|
1594383
|
|
1725133
|
|
16
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
269148
|
|
526476
|
|
624292
|
|
16416
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
496
|
|
17
|
|
Odisha
|
|
1010390
|
|
1161796
|
|
1394647
|
|
10870
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
18
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
-
|
|
84
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
19
|
|
Punjab
|
|
1143713
|
|
1125238
|
|
1057674
|
|
924299
|
|
897905
|
|
830528
|
|
1049982
|
|
887521
|
|
20
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
530
|
|
122344
|
|
102031
|
|
219873
|
|
227090
|
|
21
|
|
Tamilnadu
|
|
498097
|
|
585241
|
|
852152
|
|
88761
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
22
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
684013
|
|
706549
|
|
1022286
|
|
230424
|
|
1127649
|
|
749858
|
|
663810
|
|
1152311
|
|
23
|
|
Uttrakhand
|
|
62564
|
|
83910
|
|
78129
|
|
56034
|
|
16071
|
|
6886
|
|
4656
|
|
24860
|
|
24
|
|
WB
|
|
733357
|
|
805186
|
|
949362
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
25
|
|
Tripura
|
|
5506
|
|
13613
|
|
14434
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
|
9693641
|
|
12459354
|
|
13112282
|
|
2327556
|
|
4033463
|
|
3557080
|
|
4335972
|
|
4919891
|
|KMS 2021-22 is under progress. Data is available from KMS 2015-16 and RMS 2016-17 onwards
Note: KMS- Kharif Marketing Season, RMS-Rabi Marketing Season.
This information was given by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.